What is sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia?

Sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia was 5.40 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mongolia?

The highest recorded value was 6.15 million LSU in 2019.

What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mongolia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million LSU in 1962.

How does Mongolia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?

Mongolia ranks 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Mongolia?

Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mongolia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mongolia

Name: Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mongolia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Mongolia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 5.40 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

5.40 million LSU

Change on year

down 10.4%

World rank

17th

of 203 countries

All-time high

6.15 million LSU

in 2019

All-time low

1.57 million LSU

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mongolia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia stood at 5.40 million LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia peaked at 6.15 million LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million LSU, in 1962.

Mongolia ranks 17th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.72 million LSU	1.57 million LSU	1.86 million LSU	9
1970s	1.82 million LSU	1.65 million LSU	1.91 million LSU	10
1980s	1.84 million LSU	1.75 million LSU	1.98 million LSU	10
1990s	2.16 million LSU	1.92 million LSU	2.58 million LSU	10
2000s	2.83 million LSU	2.07 million LSU	3.89 million LSU	10
2010s	4.59 million LSU	2.84 million LSU	6.15 million LSU	10
2020s	5.74 million LSU	5.40 million LSU	6.03 million LSU	4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7.04 million LSU compare
15 Kenya 5.82 million LSU compare
16 Mali 5.55 million LSU compare
18 Türkiye 5.24 million LSU compare
19 Ethiopia PDR 4.13 million LSU compare
20 United Republic of Tanzania 3.70 million LSU compare

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More environment data for Mongolia

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 7.79 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 87.94 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 561.49 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 68.09 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.95 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 106,117 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.01 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 5.39 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.05 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,123 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia?: Sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia was 5.40 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mongolia?: The highest recorded value was 6.15 million LSU in 2019.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mongolia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million LSU in 1962.
How does Mongolia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?: Mongolia ranks 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Mongolia?: Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.